Safety isolation is important for both manufacturers and consumers. Its purpose is to physically separate hazardous circuits and transient sources from users and to protect products and their ...

Electrical products use numerous components, some of which are important for protection of the product user. Isolator components are commonly used to protect/separate product users from dangerous ...

Awareness is safety's "best friend." A device that provides constant flashing awareness of hazardous voltage within electrical panels will increase safety. Electricity has no taste, doesn't smell and ...

Part 1 of this article appeared in the November 2003 issue of EE. It is essential that engineers understand the underlying principles of safety so that they can design safe products. Safety does not ...